The Rattlers have been the dominant team since struggling to put away the Jacksonville Sharks 70-61 on the road on May 3.

In seven of their 13 games, they've outscored their opponents by an average score of 68-31.

Nobody has come closer than nine points since the Rattlers beat the Power by four nine games ago.

The Kiss have been working the transactions like no other team since starting the season 2-1.

When the Rattlers beat the Kiss 70-25 in Anaheim on May 25, quarterback Aaron Garcia was playing just his second game for the rock band's team. Last week, in a 69-61 win over Portland that kept the Kiss' playoffs hopes alive, Garcia showed flashes of what has made him the all-time leader in touchdown passes in pro football history, throwing for 289 yards and five touchdowns.

Still the Kiss remain driven to try to upgrade.

The Kiss signed defensive backs Andrew Freeman and Otis Merrill, along with veteran defensive lineman Nekos Brown. An anticipated rout looks like it could be a lot closer now.

"We got to be ready," Guy said. "Garcia has been an effective quarterback for a lot of years. We knew once he had time with his linemen and receivers, it would start clicking.

"Their defense has played tremendous all year. They rush the passer well with Beau Bell. The DBs do some good things. We won't be overlooking anybody. We have a lot of respect for their coaching staff."

Rattlers quarterback Nick Davila, four touchdown passes away from 100 this season, knows he'll have to be pin-point sharp again to stretch the Rattlers' winning streak to 18, dating to last season.

"Teams either get better or get worse," Davila said. "Garcia is always going to be a threat. As an offense, we have to keep doing what we're doing and scoring every time we have a chance."

Saturday's game

LA Kiss (3-9) at Rattlers (13-0)

When: 6 p.m.

Where: US Airways Center.

TV/radio: Cox 7/KFYI-AM (1230).

Scouting report: The Kiss snapped an eight-game losing streak last week with a 69-61 win over the Portland Thunder. If the playoffs began today, the Kiss would open in Arizona against the Rattlers. QB Aaron Garcia is coming off his best game since joining the Kiss four games ago, passing for five touchdowns. WR Donovan Morgan leads the kiss with 98 catches for 1,185 yards and 22 TDs. Beau Bell has 11 ½ sacks for the Kiss.